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ARCHIVE - 13 DECEMBER 2012
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Business
Bulgaria to Unveil Concession Bids for Port Burgas-West in FebGoogle, bTV Awarded as Strongest Brands in Bulgaria
Finance
S&P Affirms Ratings on Bulgaria at BBB/A-2Hanke: Bulgaria Performs a Bit Better than Average
Energy
IAEA Recommends Improvements to Bulgaria's Nuclear PlantBulgaria, Serbia to Ink Gas Connection Deal
3 Units of Varna Thermal Power Plant to Get Sulfur Purification Facilities
Industry
Bulgaria's Faltering Military Giant Goes for All-out StrikeProperties
Sofia Airport Center Grabs 2 of Bulgaria's 'Building of the Year' AwardsDiplomacy
Bulgarian Ex-President Slams Rulers for Saying Obama Likes ThemBulgaria Condemns North Korea's Rocket Launch
Bulgaria Pledges Full Support to Syrian Opposition Forces
Bulgaria in EU
PM Borisov: Macedonia Is Bulgaria's 'Best Friend'FM: Bulgaria Strongly Supports Georgia's EU Bid
Ex EU Commissioner: Bulgaria Blundered by Blocking Macedonia's EU Talks Date
Bulgaria's GDP per Capita Just 44% of EU Average
Former Bulgarian Presidents Slam EU Blocking of Macedonia
Bulgaria's R&D Spending Over Three Times Less than EU Average
European Parliament Backs Financial Transaction Tax in 11 Countries
Eurozone Bank Union Deal Agreed
Domestic
Bulgaria's Ruling Party Pushes Back-Door Changes to Electoral SystemBomb Threats Close 2 Courts in Varna, 1 in Sofia
Society
Sofia Hosts 108 Ghettos Inhabited by over 2000 People - SurveyBulgarian PM Admits He Was Sleepy at Nobel Prize Ceremony
Environment
Code Orange over Severe Cold Declared for W BulgariaBulgaria Cracks under Record Cold
Health
Bulgarian Health Committee Upholds Full Smoking BanNon-Smokers Rise Up Against Tobacco-Addicts in Bulgaria
Sports
Hooligans End Challenge Cup Volleyball Game in BulgariaCrime
Bulgaria Top Cop Implicates Ex-Min's Son in Major VAT ScamBulgarian Court Releases Notorious 'Octopus' on House Arrest
Bomb Threat Closes Mall in Sofia Yet Again
Bulgarian Police Nab 12 Footballers for Illegal Betting
British Pervert Fled to Bulgaria for 3 Years
Smiles
Customs CheckWorld
Russia Says Assad Is Losing ControlUK Gives Green Light to Shale Gas 'Fracking'
Buzz
'Spineful' Bulgarian Position on Macedonia (and EU) At Last!Expert Voices
Reflections on the World's Monetary MessBusiness
Bulgaria to Unveil Concession Bids for Port Burgas-West in Feb
December 13, 2012, Thursday
The concession procedure for Bulgaria's port terminal Burgas-West is underway and the candidates can file documents by January 28, 2013....Google, bTV Awarded as Strongest Brands in Bulgaria
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Google is the strongest global brand in Bulgaria, while private bTV channel is the best Bulgarian brand, shows a survey of the local consumer segment by Superbrands, the world's largest independent arbiter of brands....Finance
S&P Affirms Ratings on Bulgaria at BBB/A-2
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Standard & Poor's ratings agency has affirmed its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at 'BBB/A-2'....Hanke: Bulgaria Performs a Bit Better than Average
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgaria is performing a little bit better than the average in a very hostile environment, Steve Hanke, the architect of the country's currency board regime, said at a conference in Sofia....Energy
IAEA Recommends Improvements to Bulgaria's Nuclear Plant
December 13, 2012, Thursday
The International Atomic Energy Agency has recommended several improvements to Bulgaria's sole nuclear power plant, Kozloduy....Bulgaria, Serbia to Ink Gas Connection Deal
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgaria's and Serbia's PMs Boyko Borisov and Ivica Dacic will sign Friday an agreement for the construction of a link between the natural gas networks of the two countries.
...3 Units of Varna Thermal Power Plant to Get Sulfur Purification Facilities
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Czech power utility CEZ, owner of the “Varna” Thermal Power Plant, has informed about the launch of a project for reducing sulphur and nitrogen oxides emissions and dust particles at three units of the plant....Industry
Bulgaria's Faltering Military Giant Goes for All-out Strike
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Thousands of workers of the largest Bulgarian military plant, the state-owned VMZ Sopot, are expected to start an effective strike on Thursday....Properties
Sofia Airport Center Grabs 2 of Bulgaria's 'Building of the Year' Awards
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Tishman International Companies' Sofia Airport Center (SAC) has captured two awards in the 11th national "Building of the Year" contest, sponsored by the Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development.
...Diplomacy
Bulgarian Ex-President Slams Rulers for Saying Obama Likes Them
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Former Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (2002-2012) has slammed the ruling centrist-right GERB's statement that US President Barack Obama has endorsed Prime Minister Boyko Borisov....Bulgaria Condemns North Korea's Rocket Launch
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgaria has joined the long list of countries that have expressed concern over North Korea's missile launch on Wednesday.
...Bulgaria Pledges Full Support to Syrian Opposition Forces
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgaria's Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Naydenov has declared his country's readiness to back the National Council of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces....Bulgaria in EU
PM Borisov: Macedonia Is Bulgaria's 'Best Friend'
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgaria remains resolutely friendly and supportive of Macedonia's EU and NATO bids, but insists that Macedonia fulfills all requirements beforehand, stated Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov....FM: Bulgaria Strongly Supports Georgia's EU Bid
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Georgia is firmly on track with progress towards EU membership, stated Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov in Tbilisi Thursday.
...Ex EU Commissioner: Bulgaria Blundered by Blocking Macedonia's EU Talks Date
December 13, 2012, Thursday
The Bulgarian state has made a mistake by declaring itself against the setting of a date for the start of Macedonia's EU accession talks, according Meglena Kuneva, Bulgaria's former EU Commissioner and chairperson of the Bulgaria for Citizens Movement.
...Bulgaria's GDP per Capita Just 44% of EU Average
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgaria's GDP per capita expressed in purchasing power standards is expectedly the lowest in the EU, amounting to just 46% of the average for the block for 2011.
...Former Bulgarian Presidents Slam EU Blocking of Macedonia
December 13, 2012, Thursday
All three democratically elected former presidents of Bulgaria have criticized the country's decision to oppose the EU's setting a start date for accession negotiations with Macedonia....Bulgaria's R&D Spending Over Three Times Less than EU Average
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgaria can hardly be said to have an economy oriented toward new technology, given the meager resources allocated to research and development (R&D)....European Parliament Backs Financial Transaction Tax in 11 Countries
December 13, 2012, Thursday
The European Parliament has approved the proposal of eleven EU countries to introduce a financial transaction tax (FTT)....Eurozone Bank Union Deal Agreed
December 13, 2012, Thursday
European finance ministers have reached agreement on a eurozone banking union ahead of an EU summit in Brussels, BBC reported....Domestic
Bulgaria's Ruling Party Pushes Back-Door Changes to Electoral System
December 13, 2012, Thursday
At the Parliamentary elections in 2013, voters in Bulgaria will not have the right to rearrange party lists of MP candidates....Bomb Threats Close 2 Courts in Varna, 1 in Sofia
December 13, 2012, Thursday
A little after 8 a.m. on Thursday, the 112 emergency phone line received a tip-off that bombs had been planted at two courts in Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna....Society
Sofia Hosts 108 Ghettos Inhabited by over 2000 People - Survey
December 13, 2012, Thursday
A survey of UNICEF Bulgaria and the Sofia Municipality shows that the Bulgarian capital hosts at least 108 ghettos with a population of slightly over 2 thousand people in 11 residential districts....Bulgarian PM Admits He Was Sleepy at Nobel Prize Ceremony
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has admitted that he was quite tired during Monday's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo.
...Environment
Code Orange over Severe Cold Declared for W Bulgaria
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgaria's national weather service has declared code orange over extremely cold weather expected Friday in the western Kyustendil and Pernik regions.
...Bulgaria Cracks under Record Cold
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Four temperature records were registered Thursday morning by Bulgaria's national weather service, as a cold wave gripped the country....Health
Bulgarian Health Committee Upholds Full Smoking Ban
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Bulgaria's full smoking ban in closed public spaces survived on Thursday, as the parliamentary committee on health unanimously voted against lifting it....Non-Smokers Rise Up Against Tobacco-Addicts in Bulgaria
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Non-smokers are due to take to the streets of Bulgaria's capital on Thursday in protest against the proposed easing of the full ban on smoking in all enclosed public spaces, enforced as of June 1....Sports
Hooligans End Challenge Cup Volleyball Game in Bulgaria
December 13, 2012, Thursday
An European Challenge Cup volleyball match between host Levski Sofia of Bulgaria and Olympiakos of Greece was abandoned on Wednesday after home fans threw flares and other objects onto the court.
...Crime
Bulgaria Top Cop Implicates Ex-Min's Son in Major VAT Scam
December 13, 2012, Thursday
The son of a Bulgarian minister from the early 1990s is the ringleader of a major network for VAT draining, according to Bulgarian Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov.
...Bulgarian Court Releases Notorious 'Octopus' on House Arrest
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Notorious Bulgarian businessman Aleksei Petrov, who is tried on numerous counts for organized crime, has been released from detention to a house arrest....Bomb Threat Closes Mall in Sofia Yet Again
December 13, 2012, Thursday
A fresh bomb threat Thursday evening has necessitated the evacuation of the Mall shopping center in Bulgarian capital Sofia....Bulgarian Police Nab 12 Footballers for Illegal Betting
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Police in major Bulgarian city of Burgas has arrested 12 football players from two local teams on suspicions of being involved in match fixing and organizing of illegal sports gambling....British Pervert Fled to Bulgaria for 3 Years
December 13, 2012, Thursday
A man fled to Bulgaria for three years after his cleaner found indecent photos of young girls on his computer....Smiles
World
Russia Says Assad Is Losing Control
December 13, 2012, Thursday
A Russian official has said for the first time that the Syrian government may be defeated by opposition forces....UK Gives Green Light to Shale Gas 'Fracking'
December 13, 2012, Thursday
Britain lifted its ban on shale gas exploration on Thursday, nearly a year and a half after it put a temporary stop to hydraulic fracturing....Buzz
'Spineful' Bulgarian Position on Macedonia (and EU) At Last!
December 13, 2012, Thursday
I couldn't believe it when PM Borisov and President Plevneliev negotiated Bulgaria's first policy towards Macedonia since Ivan Kostov that isn't spineless:...Expert Voices
Reflections on the World's Monetary Mess
December 13, 2012, Thursday
The Federal Reserve, the world's most important central bank, has a long history of creating aggregate demand bubbles in the United States (Niskanen 2003, 2006)....
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